Head of Finance

The role

The Head of Finance will own FP&A and strategic finance while overseeing core accounting and controllership functions. This person will drive financial discipline, clean reporting, and scalable processes to help scale the finance function.

What you will do

• Own budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes
• Build and maintain the core SaaS financial model and operating metrics
• Partner with GTM leadership and Revenue Operations to forecast bookings and pipeline
• Partner with Product/Engineering on headcount planning and spend forecasting
• Drive monthly variance analysis and executive-level narrative
• Own executive dashboards and Board reporting materials
• Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process
• Manage internal accounting resources and external accounting firms
• Maintain financial controls, approvals, and audit-ready processes
• Lead fundraising support including investor reporting and diligence requests

Required qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience across finance, FP&A, and accounting
• Startup experience is required
• Prior experience supporting board reporting processes
• Direct experience with investor diligence, data room preparation, and financial modeling for institutional investors
• Track record of scaling a finance organization from post-Series B maturity
• Experience owning or overseeing accounting close cycles and controllership responsibilities
• Strong understanding of SaaS financials and metrics
• Familiarity with ASC 606
• Proven ability to build and improve finance processes and internal controls
• Strong analytical and modeling skills
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills; experience with finance systems and tooling

Nice to have

• Experience implementing or scaling accounting and finance tooling
• People management experience or desire to build/manage a team
• Experience supporting international operations, including foreign subsidiaries, cross-border tax considerations, and intercompany transactions

Benefits

• Unique opportunity to join on the ground floor of a fast-moving startup
• Tackle challenging and abstract problems
• Immediate ownership and impact
• Significant career growth upside

About the company

Bluefish is the enterprise marketing engine for AI. It is a globally distributed team with business operations based in New York City and engineering based in Europe.